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DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002 -- (Senate - August 02, 2001)

Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I will take 2 or 3 minutes to speak in anticipation of an amendment that will be offered by Senator Kyl. I 

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reluctantly have to oppose the Senator's amendment, although I understand the situation he faces. His amendment would alter the formula for the State revolving fund for the Clean Water Act.

   Senator Kyl's amendment would alter a Clean Water Act formula for the SRF that has been in place since 1987. While I recognize the Senator's concerns about the lack of funds for his State and the money that goes to Arizona and other States in the face of these great economic needs, I have to oppose the amendment as the ranking Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee which has jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act.

   Very simply, this is not the place to change the formula for the SRF--on an appropriations bill. I urge my colleague and other colleagues, if Senator Kyl does offer the amendment, to think seriously. They can take a look at a chart, which I will enter into the RECORD, which shows how all of these formulas will affect everybody's States. If it is simply a matter of will they get more, will they get less, they can vote that way if they wish, but that is really not the issue. I hope my colleagues will understand that this is not the place to try to get into the authorizing business on something as complex as the formula for the SRF, State revolving fund, for the Clean Water Act.

   The Environment and Public Works Committee has committed to examine the waste and drinking water concerns of our country and amend the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Senator Jeffords has pledged to move along those lines. I know when I was the chairman and Senator Reid was the ranking member, we did that, and I have been assured by Senator Jeffords that water infrastructure will continue to be a priority for the committee.

   I commit to Senator Kyl right now to examine the issue of the formula he is looking at, and I urge him to allow us to put this together in a way that is a proper legislative package with the appropriate vehicle. If the Senator does offer the amendment, I urge my colleagues to oppose it and work with me and others on the committee to solve the water infrastructure problems over the years.

   Finally, I recognize Arizona and other States, mostly in the West, have been shortchanged on this formula, but this is a complex issue. It should not be adjusted simply by raising somebody's numbers and lowering somebody else's, which is what is going to happen here. It is not the way to do it. I hope we can do it otherwise, and I urge my colleagues to consider that if there is a vote on the Kyl amendment.

   I ask unanimous consent that the chart to which I referred be printed in the RECORD.

   There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:

                                                     
State or Territory   Need   Percent of total need   Current allocation   Kyl amendment   Kyl amendment allocation   Net change  
NEW YORK   15987   12.3516   $150,144,455   8.2500   $110,818,125   -$39,326,330  
CALIFORNIA   11839   9.1468   97,287,568   8.2500   110,818,125   13,530,557  
ILLINOIS   11203   8.6554   61,520,850   8.2500   110,818,125   49,297,275  
OHIO   7698   5.9475   76,578,683   5.9475   79,889,507   3,310,824  
NEW JERSEY   7357   5,6840   55,587,715   5.6840   76,350,623   20,762,908  
PENNSYLVANIA   6034   4.6619   53,883,131   4.6619   62,620,587   8,737,456  
FLORIDA   5400   4.1720   45,916,315   4.1720   56,040,963   10,124,648  
MIAMI   5062   3.9109   58,626,146   3.9109   52,533,214   -6,092,932  
INDIANA   4964   3.8352   32,783,360   3,8352   51,516,174   18,732,814  
TEXAS   4702   3.6328   62,176,356   3.6328   48,797,150   -13,379,206  
NORTH CAROLINA   3973   3.0695   24,550,580   3.0695   41,231,620   16,681,040  
VIRGINIA   3955   3.0556   27,838,856   3.0556   41,044,817   13,205,961  
MASSACHUSETTS   3804   2.9390   46,453,615   2.9390   39,477,745   -6,975,870  
MISSOURI   2957   2.2846   37,709,057   2.2846   30,687,616   -7,021,441  
KENTUCKY   2317   1.7901   17,313,149   1.7901   24,045,724   6,732,575  
ARIZONA   2245   1.7345   9,187,830   1.7345   23,298,512   14,110,682  
WISCONSIN   2042   1.5777   37,042,805   1.5777   21,191,786   -15,851,019  
OREGON   1929   1.4903   15,366,780   1.4903   20,019,077   4,652,297  
CONNECTICUT   1781   1.3760   16,664,360   1.3760   18,483,140   1,818,780  
WEST VIRGINIA   1734   1.3397   21,207,231   1.3397   17,995,376   -3,211,855  
GEORGIA   1721   1.3296   22,999,127   1.3296   17,860,463   -5,138,664  
SOUTH CAROLINA   1548   1.1960   13,934,876   1.1960   16,065,076   2,130,200  
KANSAS   1414   1.0925   10,935,398   1.0925   14,674,430   3,739,032  
MARYLAND   1378   1.0646   32,902,909   1.0646   14,300,824   -18,602,085  
PUERTO RICO   1358   1.0492   17,741,646   1.0492   14,093,264   -3,648,382  
WASHINGTON   1281   0.9897   23,655,976   .09897   13,294,162   -10,361,814  
RHODE ISLAND   1281   0.9897   11,820,600   0.9897   13,294,162   1,473,562  
LOUISIANA   1044   0.8066   14,979,924   0.8066   10,834,586   -4,145,338  
TENNESSEE   927   0.7162   19,760,551   0.7162   9,620,365   -10,140,186  
IOWA   877   0.6776   18,410,585   0.6776   9,101,468   -9,309,117  
MINNESOTA   866   0.6691   25,001,912   0.6691   8,987,310   -16,014,602  
HAWAII   837   0.6467   10,535,110   06467   8,686,349   -1,848,761  
ALABAMA   801   0.6189   15,210,963   0.6189   8,312,743   -6,898,220  
MISSISSIPPI   797   0.6158   12,255,813   0.6158   8,271,231   -3,984,582  
MAINE   782   0.6042   10,529,737   0.6042   8,115,562   -2,414,175  
NEW HAMPSHIRE   748   0.5779   13,593,690   0.5779   7,762,711    
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   609   0.4705   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
NEBRASKA   563   0.4350   6,958,035   0.5500   7,387,875   429,840  
ALASKA   489   0.3778   8,141,438   0.5500   7,387,875   -753,563  
COLORADO   461   0.3562   10,880,325   0.5500   7,387,875   -3,492,450  
OKLAHOMA   334   0.2580   10,990,472   0.5500   7,387,875   -3,602,597  
VERMONT   320   0.2472   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
UTAH   315   0.2434   7,167,582   0.5500   7,387,875   220,293  
IDAHO   314   0.2426   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
ARKANSAS   270   0.2086   8,899,031   0.5500   7,387,875   -1,511,156  
TERRITORIES   230   0.1777   3,395,736   0.2500   3,358,125   -37,611  
DELAWARE   226   0.1746   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
NEW MEXICO   161   0.1244   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
SOUTH DAKOTA   130   0.1004   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
MONTANA   119   0.0919   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
NEVADA   116   0.0896   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
NORTH DAKOTA   94   0.0726   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
WYOMING   39   0.0301   6,677,296   0.5500   7,387,875   710,579  
Total   129,433       99.9454    

                                                    
Sate or Territory   Population   Need 
New York   18976   15987  
California   33872   11839  
Illinois   12419   11203  
Ohio   11353   7698  
New Jersey   8414   7357  
Pennsylvania   12281   6034  
Florida   15982   5400  
Michigan   9938   5062  
Indiana   6080   4964  
Texas   20852   4702  
North Carolina   8049   3973  
Virginia   7079   3955  
Massachusetts   6349   3804  
Missouri   5595   2957  
Kentucky   4042   2317  
Arizona   5131   2245  
Wisconsin   5364   2042  
Oregon   3421   1929  
Connecticut   3406   1781  
West Virginia   1808   1734  
Georgia   8186   1721  
South Carolina   4012   1548  
Kansas   2688   1414  
Maryland   5296   1378  
Puerto Rico   3809   1358  
Washington   5894   1281  
Rhode Island   1048   1281  
Louisiana   4469   1044  
Tennessee   5689   927  
Iowa   2926   877  
Minnesota   4919   866  
Hawaii   1212   837  
Alabama   4447   801  
Mississippi   2845   797  
Maine   1275   782  
New Hampshire   1236   748  
District of Columbia   572   609  
Nebraska   1711   563  
Alaska   627   489 
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Colorado   4301   461  
Oklahoma   3451   334  
Vermont   609   320  
Utah   2233   315  
Idaho   1294   314  
Arkansas   2673   270  
Territories   411   230  
Delaware   784   226  
New Mexico   1819   161  
South Dakota   755   130  
Montana   902   119  
Nevada   1998   116  
North Dakota   642   94  
Wyoming   494   39

   Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. I yield the floor.

   AMENDMENT NO. 1229 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1214

   Mr. KYL. Mr. President, if there is not an objection by the assistant majority leader or ranking members of the committee, I offer this amendment that was just spoken about.

   I send an amendment to the desk, and I ask for its immediate consideration.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CARPER). The clerk will report.

   The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

   The Senator from Arizona [Mr. KYL], for himself, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Brownback, proposes an amendment numbered 1229 to amendment No. 1214.

   Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

   The amendment is as follows:

(Purpose: To specify the manner of allocation of funds made available for grants for the construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure )

    On page 105, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

   SEC. 4__. STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading ``STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS'' in title III for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) shall be expended by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency except in accordance with the formula for allocation of funds among recipients developed under subparagraph (D) of section 1452(a)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(1)(D)) (including under a regulation promulgated under that section before the date of enactment of this Act) and in accordance with the wastewater infrastructure needs survey conducted under section 1452(h) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(h)), except that--

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